RITUALS FOR COMPUTER OPERATION                     
                                                              
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##¨#¨¨¨##¨ THE  COMPUTER IS A VERY  COMMON TOOL  IN ¨¨¨¨#¨¨##¨
#¨###¨¨#¨# THE FUTURES, AND IN SOME WAYS EVEN  NOW. #¨¨¨##¨#¨#
¨##¨¨#¨### ITS  JOB IS TO DO  VAST AMOUNTS OF SMALL ¨#¨¨#¨####
##¨#¨###¨¨ CALCULATIONS IN A SHORT  AMOUNT OF TIME. ¨##¨###¨¨¨
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###¨¨¨#¨## MOST WORK ON THE  PRINCIPLES  OF  POSING ¨¨##¨#¨##¨
#¨¨#¨¨###¨ THE PROBLEM ON  A  HILBERT PLANE,  WHICH ¨¨#¨####¨#
¨#¨##¨#¨¨# IS  THEN FOLDED  OUT  OF  CAUSALITY,  SO ¨¨###¨¨¨##
####¨###¨# THAT   DAEMONS  CAN  SOLVE  THE  PROBLEM #¨#¨¨#¨¨#¨
#¨¨¨##¨¨##   WITHOUT AFFECTING REAL LIFE. (THESE    ¨###¨##¨##
¨#¨¨#¨#¨#¨ DAEMONS  ARE  UNDER  CONTRACT  WITH  THE ¨#¨¨##¨##¨
¨##¨######          COMPUTER MANUFACTURER.)         ¨##¨#¨##¨#
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¨¨##¨#¨¨¨¨   IT'S COMMONPLACE FOR PROGRAMMERS AND   ¨¨##¨¨¨##¨
¨¨#¨###¨¨¨ CLERKS  TO PRAY TO  THE "GODS" OF  THEIR #¨#¨#¨¨#¨#
#¨###¨¨#¨¨ COMPUTER,  OR  TO THE  DAEMONS DOING THE ######¨###
¨##¨¨#¨##¨ WORK,  FOR  A   QUICK  AND   FAULT  FREE #¨¨¨¨¨##¨¨
¨#¨#¨###¨#                OPERATION.                ¨#¨¨¨¨#¨#¨
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##¨¨¨¨#¨#¨       SOME UBIQUITOUS AND GENERALLY      #¨¨#¨¨#¨¨¨
#¨#¨¨¨####    NON-CONTROVERSIAL RITUALS INCLUDE:    ##¨##¨##¨¨
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#¨¨¨#¨##¨¨      ««# LIGHT A SCENTED CANDLE #««      ¨##¨##¨###
¨#¨¨###¨#¨        ««# FOR QUIET AND CALM #««        ¨#¨##¨##¨¨
¨##¨#¨¨###                                          ####¨##¨#¨
¨#¨###¨#¨¨     ««# RECITE A MANTRA OR OTHER #««     ¨¨¨¨##¨###
####¨¨###¨    ««# REASSURING MESSAGE TO MAKE #««    ¨¨¨¨#¨##¨¨
#¨¨¨#¨#¨¨#     ««# THE COMPUTER COMFORTABLE #««     ¨¨¨¨###¨#¨
##¨¨####¨#            ««# AND AT EASE #««           ¨¨¨¨#¨¨###
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¨¨####¨¨#¨     ««# SOME LIKE TO SAY A BRIEF #««     ¨¨¨¨#¨###¨
¨¨#¨¨¨#¨##     ««# PRAYER FOR SOLACE, TO BE #««     ¨¨¨¨###¨¨#
#¨##¨¨###¨   ««# LEFT ALONE DURING THEIR WORK #««   #¨¨¨#¨¨#¨#
¨##¨#¨#¨¨#                                          ##¨¨##¨###
##¨#####¨#    ««# OFFER A CUP OF STEAMING TEA #««   ¨¨#¨#¨##¨¨
#¨##¨¨¨¨##    ««# OR A MEAL TO THE MACHINES #««     ¨¨#####¨#¨
###¨#¨¨¨#¨    ««# (SOMETIMES, BY FEY RULES, #««     ¨¨#¨¨¨¨###
¨¨¨###¨¨##     ««# THE DAEMONS ARE ALLOWED #««      #¨##¨¨¨#¨¨
¨¨¨#¨¨#¨#¨       ««# TO RESPOND TO THIS) #««        ###¨#¨¨##¨
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           WOULD    YOU    CONSIDER    CODE    GOLF           
           TO    BE    A     KIND    OF     PRAYER?           
           AS   IN,   YOU   MAKE   A    CONVOLUTED,           
           INTRICATE,   BEAUTIFUL,   AND    USELESS           
           ARTIFACT.  AS   IN,  YOU'RE  USING  YOUR           
           SKILLS    TO    ASK    FOR    SOMETHING,           
                                                              
           ...I'D  ASK  FOR  A   HANDFUL  OF  BUGS?           
                                                              
           CODE    HAS   BUGS,    LOTS    OF    IT.